Snowe, Collins Announce $78,125 for Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence
June 16, 2009
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins (R-Maine) today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women has awarded $78,125 to the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence. The funding is being distributed to Maine through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Senators Snowe and Collins worked with a bipartisan group of senators to craft the legislation that became law in February.
"It is vital to protect Mainers who have been the victims of domestic violence and provide them with beneficial programs that will ensure their safety," said Senators Snowe and Collins in a joint statement. "The Department of Justice funding will help offer worthwhile services, like rape crisis centers and bolstered law enforcement support, to those individuals who need it most."
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) provides federal leadership to reduce violence against women, to administer justice for and strengthen services to all victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. This is accomplished by developing and supporting the capacity of state, local, tribal and non-profit entities involved in responding to violence against women.
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